LIVINGSTON COUNTY — According to Livingston County Workforce Development the unemployment rate has hit it's highest since February 2015. During Tuesday's Human Services Committee meeting Ryan Snyder, from Workforce Development updated the committee on the workforce landscape. The current unemployment rate in Livingston County is 6.4% the last time it was higher was February of 2015 when it was at 6.6%. "Sometime percentages don’t tell a great … [Read more...]
Weaver wants to turn Republican district blue
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – As a Democrat in a historically Republican-controlled area, Hornell’s Randy Weaver knows his bid for New York’s newly formed 133rd Assembly District will be a tough one. However, with high unemployment as well as Medicaid, tax, and education issues facing the state, turning the district blue might be the easy part. In May, New York’s unemployment rate sat at 8.6 percent, almost a full percentage point higher than the national … [Read more...]